According to a recent study by 2053, the median income of Blacks will be $0 (ZERO) – the Black middle class will disappear. This joint study by Prosperity Now and the Institute for Policy Studies details how the wealth gap has increased over the years and the institutions that allow it to increase. The first distinction…
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Ep. 43 – Generation One: The Search of Black Wealth With Lamar Tyler
Lamar Tyler is passionate about two things: growing black families and growing black businesses. He started the blog, Black and Married with Kids, with his wife Ronnie, to promote positive images of black families. Black and Married with Kids is now an international brand with over 500,000 Facebook fans. Lamar also owns Tyler New Media,…
Ep. 42 – Legal Brief: 4 Legal Moves To Make In 2018
I bet your new year’s resolution for this year was to make major power moves in your business. I hope those power moves included prioritizing the legal aspects of your business. I know thinking of the legal aspects of your business can be intimidating, but the fact is that the same way you can…
Ep. 41 – Rohan Gilkes of Innclusive Shares How To Build A Million-Dollar Company for Less Than $1,000
Rohan Gilkes went from being in a dead-end job, laid off, and on the verge of losing everything to launching several million-dollar companies. On today’s episode, Rohan explains how he went from reading blogs about starting an internet business to how he became an expert. Rohan’s no-fluff-no-nonsense approach to entrepreneurship is refreshing and productive….
Ep. 40 – Transition from 9-5 to Full-Time Entrepreneurship With Bola Sokunbi of Clever Girl Finance
It’s easy to budget when you have a steady paycheck, but what happens when you get paid every other month or make 10K from a major launch and crickets for another three months? Today I’m chatting with Bola Sokunbi, Certified Financial Education Instructor and founder of Clever Girl Finance, a platform that empowers and educates…
Ep. 39 – How Podcasting Helped Me Find My Voice and Saved My Law Firm
In August 2016, losing a close friend left me devastated and I was ready to quit my solo practice and go back to working for BigLaw. In June 2016, my business had finally started to turn around so I decided to start a podcast to share my journey. And by August 2016, I had recorded…
Ep. 38 – PERSISTENCE – 2018 word of the year!
PERSISTENCE. Nothing can take the place of persistence. Persistence and determination are all powerful. My word for 2018 is persistence. I mentioned in Ep. 37 that I lack the discipline I believe is required to be a successful entrepreneur and that lack of discipline has impeded my success and where I want to be within…
Ep. 37 – 5 Things I’ve Learned From One Year of Podcasting
Podcasting exposed me to a new world of amazing Black entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who needed my services. I started my podcast to document my journey of running my own law firm. I started my law firm in July 2014 and it was a struggle; buts finally in May 2016, things started to make a turn. I…